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'Jesse has sworn to protect his sister, Rachel, no matter what. It's a promise that cannot be broken. A promise made in blood. But, when it comes down to life or death, how can he find the courage to keep it? Set on the back roads of Australia, Blood is a boy's odyssey through a broken-down adult world.
'Many of us have known for a long time what a wonderful storyteller Tony Birch is. Blood confirms it - and how. The terrain is hard, unflinching but also imbued with a deeply resonant humanism. For at its heart there is Jesse, the young narrator whose voice is urgent and compelling, sweet and direct.' Christos Tsiolkas (Source: Publisher website)
'Many of us have known for a long time what a wonderful storyteller Tony Birch is. Blood confirms it - and how. The terrain is hard, unflinching but also imbued with a deeply resonant humanism. For at its heart there is Jesse, the young narrator whose voice is urgent and compelling, sweet and direct.' Christos Tsiolkas (Source: Publisher website)
Notes
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Dedication:For Brian and Debbie -
with all my love,
for taking my hand.
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Epigraph:
'Then the boy, me and the boy
we walked for miles through stormy weather
hand in hand, we roamed the land
and held the gleaming heart together.'Kate Rusby, 'The Bitter Boy'
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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Review : Blood
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 5 no. 2 2013;
— Review of Blood 2011 single work novel -
Flaws in the Glass and the Ties That Bind : Tony Birch’s Blood
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 20 June 2012;
— Review of Blood 2011 single work novel -
Epic Family Saga Written on Wild, Spare Hills Block
2012
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 4 May 2012; (p. 15) -
Starters Without Handicaps
2012
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— Appears in: The Australian , 20 June 2012; (p. 16) -
Top Shortlist Makes for Controversy-Free Award with Miles of Good Reading
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 20 June 2012; (p. 15)
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Take Three : Fiction
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 6 November 2011; (p. 30)
— Review of Blood 2011 single work novel -
Bandage for a Wounded Family
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12-13 November 2011; (p. 33)
— Review of Blood 2011 single work novel -
The Beating of a Troubled Heart
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 3 December 2011; (p. 27)
— Review of Blood 2011 single work novel -
Old-School Skill
2011
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December 2011-January 2012 no. 337 2011; (p. 33)
— Review of Blood 2011 single work novel -
Review : Blood
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 5 no. 2 2013;
— Review of Blood 2011 single work novel -
Miles Franklin Longlist Has Room for Both Genders
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 29 March 2012; (p. 5) -
A Big Day for...Aussie Authors
2012
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 May 2012; (p. 16) -
Weighted to Women
2012
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 6 May 2012; (p. 19) -
Novel Twist for Book Award
2012
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— Appears in: The Age , 4 May 2012; (p. 3) -
First-Timer Trio Takes On Celebrated Scribes in Shortlist for Miles Franklin
2012
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 May 2012; (p. 3)
Awards
- 2012 winner Melbourne Prize — Civic Choice Award
- 2012 finalist Melbourne Prize — Best Writing Award
- 2012 shortlisted Miles Franklin Literary Award
- 2011 highly commended The Fellowship of Australian Writers Victoria Inc. National Literary Awards — FAW Christina Stead Award
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